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Is there any time of the year more viscerally exciting for kids than the lead-up to Halloween?
Between deciding what to dress-up as this year, planning a costume, and picking out accessories, October is a month of inspiration and creativity.
If you want to make this Halloween extra special for your kids, heightening the thrills and giving them a chance to get more out of the princess stories they love is the way to go.
To that end, here are three ways to help your own little princesses get their Disney fix while preparing to debut their latest costumes.
1. Watch Costume Tutorials
Half the fun of Halloween is in the anticipation, and creating the perfect costume is a big part of this.
Some people do buy off-the-rack princess outfits, but it is so much more fun for kids to use their imaginations and get creative.
Older children especially may want to take a pre-made costume as a jumping-off point for their own ideas, or make the whole thing from scratch.
In either case, you’ll want to make sure they have the guidance to help them plan things out so they can get the results they’re looking for.
Fortunately, there are plenty of video tutorials that can help you re-create the outfits of Disney princesses like Jasmine, Merida, and Elsa from items they may already have in their wardrobes.
2. Listen to Disney Audiobooks
Nothing goes with creating a Halloween costume like the Disney Princess Storybook Collection — a wonderful way to revisit old favorites and discover new princess stories your kids may never have heard before.
Because audiobooks offer immersive, screen-free entertainment, they offer children a unique form of entertainment.
For example, the Frozen audiobook provides a wonderful opportunity to encounter the story of Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven in a whole new way, and you can follow it up with the equally memorable Frozen II audiobook when they’re done.
Of course, audiobooks are also a great way to wind down after an exciting evening, so if you want to help send your children off to bed in a restful way, princess bedtime stories give kids a reason to make bedtime fun.
3. Re-Watch Old Disney Classics
When kids like something, they usually like it a lot.
What parent hasn’t had the experience of watching Frozen dozens of times over because their daughters just couldn’t get enough of Elsa and Anna’s adventures?
The great thing about Disney is the fact that there are so many classic films that your kids may never have seen before.
One way to spend quality time with your family is to explore classic princess stories like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White they may be less familiar with.
Who knows? They might discover a new fairy tale to fall in love with.
Grown-ups can easily forget how spellbinding the Halloween season can be.
Dressing up as a beloved character is an important way for kids to participate in their favorite stories, and this is exactly the kind of imaginative activity that can help expand a child’s world and help them understand themselves a little better.
Designing a costume together, listening to audiobooks, and checking out some of the classic Disney stories are all a great way to make sure this Halloween is unforgettable.